[vorbis-dev] BeOS on PPC compile, thread question.

[Segher Boessenkool]

> AFAIK, a compiler which requires a cast from void * is behaving
> incorrectly. One reason for void * is so one DOESN'T have to make
> explicit casts from function return values.

Yep. Still, it is a good idea to implicitly cast any void * to the
more specific type you require, to catch programmer errors and keep
insanity out of the door :-) You are effectively warning yourself
that you should be very sure about the type, 'cause the compiler
won't help you.

Groetjes,

Segher

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